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    Sorry for repeat. Gremlins at work. Posted reply and it didn't show up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Goodey View Post
    Googling throws up some examples from parish registers..

    in 1567, John, son of John Symon "was baptized of the Mydwife". In 1580, John, son of Thomas Abbott, was "baptized by ye midwife"; in 1582, Joane, daughter of John Death was "bapt by the hand of the midwife and dyed and buryed the xiith July".
    "The Clergy Man's Law; ...", William Watson, 1701

    "In former times the necessity of Baptism to new born infants was so rigorously taught, that for this they reasonably allow'd lay People, and even Women, to baptize the declining child, where a Priest could not be immediately found. So fondly superstitious in this matter, that in hard labours the head of the infant was sometimes baptized before the whole delivery. This Office of Baptizing in such cases of necessity was commonly performed by the midwife; and tis very probable this gave first occasion to Midwives, being licensed by the Bishop, because they were first examined by the Bishop, or his delegated officer, whether they could repeat the form of Baptism, which they were in hast to administer upon such extraordinary occasion. But we thank God our times are reform'd in Sense and in Religion."
    "dyfal donc a dyr y garreg"

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